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Chapter 16 -- Human trafficking laws and legal trends
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2015)Human trafficking has become a "hot topic" in the general media, yet the perception that victims of human trafficking crimes bear a responsibility for their victimization has long hampered the criminal justice system from ... -
Chapter 4 -- Psychology of human trafficking
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2015)Human trafficking is often referred to as a form of "modern-day slavery" (Hoyle, Bosworth, and Dempsey 2011). Although this conceptualization of domestic human sex trafficking captures the involuntary nature of human ... -
Chapter 5 -- Factorial survey research in the study of environmental regulatory processes
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018-06-29)In this chapter, we describe how factorial surveys are (and can be) used to study the impact of environmental law and enforcement on corporate compliance. We begin by outlining the benefits and limitations of the factorial ... -
Chapter 5 -- Human trafficking and the internet
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2015)The internet is a large network of smaller networks. It was first created in the 1980s so that various computer networks could communicate with one another through a standardized protocol suite. TCP/IP. Simply put, different ... -
Child sexual abuse in Japan: a systematic review and future directions
(Elsevier B.V., 2017-04)Introduction: Estimating the national prevalence of child sexual abuse (CSA) and its association with health and developmental outcomes is the first step in developing prevention strategies. While such data are available ... -
College students' justification for digital piracy: a mixed methods study
(Sage Publications, Inc, 2012-10)A mixed methods project was devoted to understanding college students' justification for digital piracy. The project consisted of two studies, a qualitative one and a quantitative one. Qualitative interviews were conducted ... -
Commuters using public transit in New York City: Using area-level data to identify neighbourhoods with vulnerable riders
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014-04)This study uses routine activity theory and research on victimization and fear of crime to contextualize the importance of examining characteristics related to crime-target vulnerability among public transit commuters. A ... -
Comparison of the battles at the Little Bighorn and at Isandhlwana. Medicolegal and forensic aspects
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1992-03)Compared are two great and remarkably similar battles that occurred less than 3 years apart: the U.S. Cavalry versus the Plains Indians in the battle at the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory of the United States, and the ... -
Covert communication by means of email spam: a challenge for digital investigation
(Elsevier Science Inc., 2015-06)In digital investigations the investigator typically has to deal with thousands of digital artifacts. Among them, email has long been one of the many focuses that potentially can generate useful information. However, in ... -
Criminal justice and community psychology: Our values and our work—The introduction to the special issue
(Springer Verlag, 2021-03-15)This special issue of The American Journal of Community Psychology originated from the Society for Community Research and Action Criminal Justice interest group, with a goal of exploring the work of community psychologists ... -
Cross-national differences in women’s imprisonment rates: exploring the conditional effects of gender inequality and other macro-level factors
(Routledge, 2019-10-08)Prior research examined cross-national differences in imprisonment, yet few studies considered the specific nature of women’s imprisonment. The current study fills an important gap in the literature by assessing the ... -
Cyber profiling in criminal investigation
(IGI Global, 2021-01-01)The line between street crimes and cybercrimes has been increasingly blurry, given the prevalence of internet access. In all kinds of criminal investigations, digital information has become relevant and even crucial in ... -
The development of forensic medicine in the United Kingdom from the 18th century
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1992-06)Forensic medicine in the United Kingdom includes both forensic pathology and clinical forensic medicine on the living. It began at the end of the 18th century, long after its development in Germany, Italy, France, and other ... -
Did Oregon’s tough mandatory sentencing law “measure 11” improve public safety? New evidence about an old debate from a multiple-design, experimental strategy
(Routledge, 2020-07-15)This research contributes to policy debates about whether mandatory sentences improve public safety and are responsible for maintaining lower rates of crime. The current study used two quasi-experimental approaches, ... -
Disinterments. Their value and associated problems
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1990-03)This article presents our experience with several cases of disinterment, including reasons for disinterment, the methodology involved, and the value of this activity in solving medicolegal problems. -
Does fear of victimization deter online shopping?
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2018-07-02)Purpose: This paper aims to address the relationship between fear of identity theft/fraud and online shopping, while identifying the most important factors affecting online shopping. Design/methodology/approach: This study ... -
Does low self-control explain voluntary disclosure of personal information on the Internet?
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-08)In this study we explore the relationship between self-control and self-disclosure of personal information. As proposed by Gottfredson and Hirschi in self-control theory, low self-control is believed to lead to a variety ... -
Editorial: Guest editors’ comments: risk assessment and judicial decision making
(SAGE, 2019-02-01)Many readers and contributors to Criminal Justice and Behavior (CJB) have been trained on and inculcated into a culture that supports the use of actuarial risk assessment instruments (including ourselves). In fact, much ... -
Effects of a minimally supervised exercise program for mentally retarded adults
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1991-05)Previous exercise studies that attempted to improve the cardiovascular fitness (CVF) of mentally retarded (MR) adults were flawed with methodological shortcomings that prevented conclusive results. At issue in these training ... -
Endurance exercise training in Guillain-Barre syndrome
(W.B. Saunders, 1993-07)The purpose of this case study was to determine whether an individual who had residual deficits following an acute incidence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) would experience improved physiological adaptations following ...